Lightly child, lightly

~ Live & Learn

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I let it go.
It’s like swimming against the current.
It exhausts you.
After a while, whoever you are,
you just have to let go,
and the river brings you home.

– Joanne Harris, Five Quarters of the Orange 

Notes:

  • Credit: Quote – Sweet Senderipity. Image Source: mennyfox55
  • Prior “Lightly child, lightly” Posts? Connect here.
  • Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”

24 thoughts on “Lightly child, lightly”

  8. So exquisitely simple and yet so damned hard. It’s like getting caught in a riptide–they tell you ‘Don’t fight it, you’ll drown. Let the water carry you a ways til you’re out and can safely return to shore.’ And yet, our instinct is to fight–hard. Such an interesting brain tweak to start my day, pal, and that image is *soooo* cool!! 🙂

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